"Glycerol Kinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of glycerol 3-phosphate from ATP and glycerol. Dihydroxyacetone and L-glyceraldehyde can also act as acceptors; UTP and, in the case of the yeast enzyme, ITP and GTP can act as donors. It provides a way for glycerol derived from fats or glycerides to enter the glycolytic pathway. EC 2.7.1.30.
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D005991
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D08.811.913.696.620.275
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glycerol Kinase" by people in Profiles.
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Glycerol kinase 5 confers gefitinib resistance through SREBP1/SCD1 signaling pathway. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Feb 21; 38(1):96.